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The report said community leaders were last night refusing to hand the girl over to police, vowing to protect her.

"The people and leaders in our area went and saw the headless body of the father after the girl reported the incident to the leaders and the people and told her story of why she had killed her father," said Kumi.

"The daughter did what she did because of the trauma and the evil actions of her father so that is why we have all agreed that she remains in the community."

Violent crime is rife in PNG.

Brutality against women, including domestic violence and rape, is also endemic in the country.

Parliament last month voted to revive the death penalty in a bid to deter offenders after a series of high-profile grisly incidents.

On the outskirts of Mt Hagen in February, mother-of-one Kepari Leniata, 20, was burned alive in front of a crowd following days of torture.